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About us:For over 90 years, Save the Children has been
making a difference in children's lives in more than 120 countries.

We are the
world's largest independent child rights organisation, underpinned by a vision
in a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection,
development and participation.

Our mission
to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve
immediate and lasting change in their lives.

Save the Children is an organization for talented people with different
backgrounds and perspectives.

We are
proud that our people are representative of the children we work with and we
thrive on our diversity.

We are an
equal opportunity organisation dedicated to our core values of Accountability,
Ambition, Collaboration. Creativity and Integrity.

Our culture
is embedded in these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child
Safeguarding Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children
demonstrate the highest standards of behaviour towards children both in their
private and professional lives.

Save the Children Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office is looking to
recruit for a position ofFinance Analyst
– Planning and Reporting

Child
Safeguarding:Level 3 –
the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular
contact with or access to children or young people.

Role Purpose:Your role
will be to support the country finance teams in the region, helping them to
consolidate information, to provide analysis and to facilitate effective
business processes and workflows.

In providing high quality support to Country Office finance teams, you will be
part of the team effort for monthly, quarterly and annual financial processes.
In this role, you are expected to leverage financial analysis techniques,
tools, and software to provide insights.

You will
need to provide timely, relevant and accurate reporting. You will be a go to
partner to provide support / guidance to Country Offices on system/technical
queries for financial reports, charts, tables and other exhibits.

You will be
highly motivated, articulate and comfortable with a diverse Finance role
covering a variety of country offices, whilst working closely with the Regional
Finance Management / leads.

To thrive
in this role, you must be highly driven and a self-starter to achieve
excellence.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be
expected to work outside the normal job description and be able to vary working
hours accordingly.

Scope of
Role:

Reports to:Regional Head of Financial
Planning and Reporting, East and Southern Africa

Dimensions:Save the
Children works in 12 countries in East and Southern Africa (Kenya, Somalia,
Uganda, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, Zambia,
Zimbabwe).

Number of direct reports:None

Key Areas
of Accountability:

Reporting to the Head of Financial Planning and Reporting you will be
responsible for:

Excellent
communication skills (written and oral English), including the ability to
communicate and present to key stakeholders at all levels within the
organisation.

Self-driven
change-agent and excellent capacity building skills

Experience
of working in a fast-paced environment with high levels of change and
quick turnaround times, whilst delivering to the highest standards.

Excellent
attention to detail; planning and forecasting skills.

Cultural
awareness and the ability to work collaboratively in an international environment
with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.

Personal
circumstances and commitment to travel to all country offices in the
region; 20-30% travel.

Commitment
to Save the Children values.

Please send a copy of your CV with a cover letter to EA.recruitment@savethechildren.org

Application
closes 2nd May 2016 at 5:00pm.

We work with children, communities and governments all over the world and we
believe in the right person for the job regardless of where you come from and
how you identify yourself. We need to keep children safe so our selection
process reflects our commitment to ensuring that only those who are suitable to
work with children are considered for these posts.

All
successful applicants will therefore be required to complete a Police Check and
must sign onto our Child Safeguarding Policy and organizational Code of
Conduct.